Conducting polymer composites of polypyrrole and a poly(arylene ether ketone)

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Selampinar F., Akbulut U., Toppare L.

POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, vol.37, no.3, pp.295-302, 1998 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 37 Issue: 3
• Publication Date: 1998
• Doi Number: 10.1080/03602559808006928
• Journal Name: POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.295-302
• Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Electrically conducting composites of polypyrrole and a poly(arylene ether ketone) were synthesized by electroinitiated polymerization of pyrrole on a poly(arylene ether ketone)-coated platinum electrode. The electrolysis medium was water and p-toluene sulfonic acid. The conductivities of the composites were in the range 1-10 S/cm. The composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and thermal analyses. The composites were found to be composed of bilayers which can be peeled into two free-standing polymer films. The solution side of the polypyrrole layer of the alloy film contains globular structures, whereas the other side is smoother.